addt'l info - and oh my, I can't believe it fact! For the heck of it while I was waiting to hear back from you, I started looking at the properties of both the externals in windows to see if I could see a difference and I did! The partition that was blue had a check mark next to (I don't know how it got there) to compress files to save space - when I unchecked it, I got a message asking if I wanted to uncompress and I said yes and the blue disappeared (well on part of it as I stopped the process to type this as was going to take another 35 minutes) So now my question is, what is the advantage of checking that box? If I did it to all my externals I assume they would all be blue (and probably take me 3 days to accomplish) but does it really save any space as I couldn't see a change in what little I did - thanks! Dolores ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:54 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: 2 external hard drive quetions > I'm sorry but I didn't see your response until this a.m. Okay I'm > challenged here and that's nothing new :-) I think I understand your > response to the second question (and if not I'll holler when the time > comes) > > So as to the first one, I had this long list of explanations of why I > couldn't find the properties but then found it by accident :-) I also > mispoke about the full size of the hard drive as is only 200 gig. > > Under usage tab - 7% used, 93% free > > Under partition info tab - partition type 07 [hex] NTFS > serial number - and it lists one (you don't need this right?} > First physical sectior: 63 (Cyl 0, Hd 1, Sect 1) > Last physical sector: 199,302,389 (Cyl 1205, Hd 254, Sect 3) > Total physical sectors: 199,302,326 (97,316.6) > Physical geometry: 24792 cyls, 255 hds, 63 sect > > Under NTFS info tab - NTFS version 3.1 > Bytes per NTFS sectors - 512 (512 per physical sector) > Cluster size - 4K bytes (8 sectors per byte) > First MFT cluster - 786,432 > File record size - 1 K byte > > It also says it's my primary where the other half that is black is my > logical. > > For the comparison I did the same for the other external that worked fine > and Im not spotting any difference - hope the info I typed gives you a > clue - I'm wondering if I shouldn't just take the data off and repartition > it and see what happens - good idea? > > Thanks - Dolores > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GuitarMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:27 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: 2 external hard drive quetions > > >> Dolores, >> >> Ans #1. I've never had that happen to me and I used PM for nearly 10 >> years. I've since switched to Partition Manager by Paragon (although I >> haven't decided if the relationship will become long term yet lol). >> My >> best guess is that the drive and all of its contents perhaps have been >> 'encrypted' either by PM or by yourself after the partitioning. Whatever >> it >> is, I suggest that you fire up PM and use it to view the Properties for >> that >> partition. It may tell you exactly what's going on with it. If it does, >> report back here and let us know so we can help you make it right. >> >> Ans #2. If you're asking whether or not you can go back and 'readjust' >> the sizes later, the answer is Yes. >> >> NOTE to anyone else following this thread: >> The following directions are ONLY meant for Dolores' situation. The idea >> is >> the same for all resizing of partitions, but the details (drag to the >> left/right, etc.) will vary depending on the locations & number of >> partitions in question. >> >> Dolores, >> In Partition Magic, you would first select the second partition of >> this >> hard drive (the one you want to make smaller) and then use the 'Resize' >> command. A separate window will open showing you the partition as a >> simple >> bar with some info below it. Use your cursor to grab the left end of the >> bar and drag it toward the right (the cursor will change to let you know >> you're at the right spot). As you move the end, watch the sizes showing >> below the image. Once you've freed up the amount of space you want to >> give >> to the first partition, let go of the mouse button and then click on OK. >> Next, bring up the 'Resize' command for the first partition. You'll >> notice >> tha the amount of space you freed up previously is now available to this >> partition. Go ahead and grab the right end of this one and drag it all >> the >> way to the right so that it eats up the extra space. When you get to the >> end, let go and hit OK. Finally, tell PM to proceed with the commands >> you >> just performed (everything you did up to this point will be written as an >> instruction script for PM to follow during a reboot). >> >> Peace, >> GMan >> >> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!" >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:36 PM >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- 2 external hard drive quetions >> >> >>> Things so smoothly for me and I can learn from others and then something >>> pops up for me :-) >>> >>> I have used partition magic before and did not have this result so >>> >>> question 1 - I partitioned a 300 gig into 2 parts and the fist part >>> shows >>> up >>> in My Computer as well as all its contents in a blue color - the 2nd >>> part >>> is >>> normal - is this something I can ignore or could it cause me to lose >>> things >>> I store on it? If I can ignore it anyone know why it did that? >>> >>> question 2 - on another 500 gig hard drive I want to partition it into 2 >>> parts again with the first part being around 150 gig - is it possible, >>> and >>> if so how do I do it, to make that section bigger if I put nothing on >>> the >>> other section? The reason I want to do it this way is I plan to use >>> that >>> hard drive only for scrapbooking but have found that if I have say a 200 >>> gig >>> hard drive with only 50 gigs on it added at different times, it tends to >>> put >>> them all over the place and defragmenting it doesn't do any good - being >>> o/c >>> I want it all nicely together and not scattered around :-) >>> >>> thanks! 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